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9 unusual facts about The Hollywood Reporter


Amy Sherman-Palladino

On October 13, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Sherman-Palladino had been signed to write and executive produce an as yet untitled drama series for HBO.

On August 1, 2006, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the Fox Network had ordered a pilot of a new comedy project from Sherman-Palladino.

Film Business Asia

Film Business Asia is a film-trade magazine created by Patrick Frater, former journalist for Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Screen International and Stephen Cremin, co-founder of the London Pan-Asian Film Festival.

In the Arena

In an interview published by The Hollywood Reporter, newly appointed CNN President Ken Jautz said the network was relying heavily on Parker Spitzer and on Piers Morgan replacing Larry King Live to raise ratings with "livelier and more engaging" programming.

Rainforest Films

With this achievement, Rainforest Films landed at the #34 spot of The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 500 Film Distributors of 2000, and resulted in Trois being named one of Daily Variety’s Top 50 Highest Grossing Independent Films of the Year.

The Hollywood Reporter

By February 2013, the Times returned to THR, filing a report on a party for Academy Award nominees the magazine had hosted at the Los Angeles restaurant Spago.

Min hired various recognized journalists in the entertainment industry, most notably Variety film critic Todd McCarthy after his firing from Variety in March 2010.

The Ladd Company

The day after the contracts expired, the trio placed ads for the newly named "Ladd Company" in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

The Rosie Show

On the other hand, The Hollywood Reporter said the show was “ramshackle” and “a little crazy” but called it interesting to watch.


Carolyne Barry

Barry has been featured as a teaching authority in the The Hollywood Reporter, L.A. Reader, The Examiner, as well as on CNN, KHJ (AM), KTTV and numerous TV and Radio talk shows throughout the country.

Jessica Canseco

In March 2012, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Canseco will star in the new VH1 series Hollywood Exes, a 10-episode hour-long unscripted show to air in summer 2012.

Life in Action

Espuelas has been named to the "power-list" of such diverse media as The Hollywood Reporter, The Industry Standard, Latino Leaders Magazine, Red Herring Magazine, Silicon Alley Reporter, Hispanic Business Magazine, CNN, Upside Magazine and Hispanic Magazine.

Paul Comi

His comedy scene as a drunken GI earned rave reviews in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, leading to his being signed by 20th Century Fox for the role of Pvt.

S. Craig Zahler

On September 7, 2007 THR reported that Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to the anime Robotech with Tobey Maguire attached to star and produce the film, while Zahler was set to write the script for the film.

Small Apartments

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Small Apartments might crumble if not cemented by a compellingly weird performance by Little Britains Matt Lucas", and that "even the scene-chewingest performance here (Peter Stormare as the sleazoid landlord, seen in flashback) augments the whole instead of drawing attention from it".

Temple Run

In November 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. and producer David Heyman are in talks with Imangi Studios to make a movie version of Temple Run.

The Hard Times of RJ Berger

Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "even with its abundance of stereotypical characters", The Hard Times of RJ Berger "is endearing and relatable to its target demographic" and drew parallels between its characters and those of the sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

The Last Exorcism Part II

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that The Last Exorcism Part II was an "unimpressive follow-up to The Last Exorcism", though praising Ashley Bell's "... memorable, unsettling performance that easily can be compared to Sissy Spacek’s Carrie".

Weirdsville

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Director Allan Moyle has described Weirdsville as a Canadian Trainspotting, which is a bit of wishful thinking", saying "it lacks the inventiveness and biting edge of Danny Boyle's landmark movie" and while the film "has some quirky pleasures, it seems unlikely to achieve either major cult status or boxoffice success."


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